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Brake Pedal Force: Approximation

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Calculating vertical velocity from discrete horizontal velocities

  • Bonhomme
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Paradox pure rolling and friction

  • persia7
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Vacuum possible from Gaede mercury pump from 1913.

  • sum10fishy
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Human powered wings with jet pack

  • sunbird
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Can a Lift and Rotate Mechanism Handle Heavy Duty Machining Needs?

  • mkfritze
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How to calculate pressure and flow rate of an air jet?

  • folliero90
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How can car window motors be used to create an actuated valve?

  • bal_jop
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Adding pipes for compressed air delivery

  • yun
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Relativistic mass for an interstellar craft

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Departure from Kolmogorovs -5/3 law

  • RandomGuy88
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Stability of FuzzyLogic Controller UAV

  • AIStudent
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Slow Motor Type: 3-6 RPM, 166Nm Max Torque

  • recreated
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Isentropic Relations for Real Gas in Converging-Diverging nozzle

  • Jonny6001
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Are Electric Superchargers Worth the Energy Storage Concerns?

  • Ryuk1990
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Calculating Exhaust Flow for Diesel Engines

  • ISX
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Calculating Volumetric Flow Rate (Q) of Non-Water Liquids

  • Noushka
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Preparing for intermediate mechanical design as an EE student

  • Ryuk1990
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Orthographic views - completing missing views?

  • eterna
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Starting Torque Advice: 52.5 Kg m^2 at 230RPM

  • barvas11
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Hardware based data acquisition systems

  • RRraskolnikov
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Basic mechanical components in modern machines

  • hihiip201
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What is the Difference Between Plane Stress and Plane Strain?

  • akhadima
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Clamped-clamped beam load deflection with residual stress

  • mike_oh
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Windage calculation for axial motor

  • Allen3
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How does an accelator of a vehicle work?

  • ashutoshsharma
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Building a glider that can get from point A to B fastest.

  • Mr VP
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RC-Blimp propulsion system on larger a larger scale

  • Priesthood
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Link between pressure and convection heat transfer ?

  • adgirard
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Do Disc Brakes Add Extra Weight to Cars?

  • vinay ks
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Reynolds Number Regarding Turbulent Intensity

  • Squires
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Can electrical motor produce a spark?

  • barvas11
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Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (Exhaust Gas to Refrigerant)

  • TheBigBiscuit
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Can a Ball Roll Purely Without Friction?

  • persia7
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Starting Vehicles: Gears Engaged or Not?

  • akhand121
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Effects of temperature/pressure on power output

  • spiveycool
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Vibration profile calculation for shaker table

  • yrealyea
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Measure bolt loads in an experiment

  • TheEggo
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What Happens to Work Done by Gravity in First Law of Thermodynamics?

  • vasudevan349
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When to use MC/I and when to use MC/It?

  • Sheogoroth
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Can We Build a Bicycle That Uses Compressed Air for Energy?

  • Apache
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Wheel Chair Automation: Reform for Electrical Power

  • Abdelrahman.Gh
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How altitude effects gas flow rate or not?

  • jango
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FLuid Flow through a Divergent Section

  • astronautnandu
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Reading .CAM files to verify elliptical hole dimensions before cutting

  • Engineer_Phil
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Why is it easier to snap a longer rod than a shorter one?

  • hdusr783
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Tail-Mounted Engines: Advantages and Disadvantages

  • 11thHeaven
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How do I size a hydraulic motor to fit a 12 propeller to move water?

  • skuhler
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Volumetric flow rate of air into a tank - Fluid Mechanics

  • abe_cooldude
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Ways to Lighten Things: Ideas for Moving Objects

  • Apache
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How to disconnect connecting rod and crank

  • Apache
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Difference between nominal and major diameter in threads

  • hihiip201
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Why are wedge shaped beams being used?

  • M110020
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Why do bottle jacks see differences in air pressure?

  • Jupiter6
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Why does preloading reduce tension in bolts?

  • hihiip201
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Transposing a line with known references

  • _Bd_
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Exact Purpose of Hemispherical Heads?

  • Atonsis
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Specific Impulse - I just don't get it.

  • StrayCatalyst
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Motor Torque to Stabilize Inverted Pendulum

  • NeuralNet
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Fluid Mechanics textbook Recommendations - 1st year Mech Eng

  • chuffy
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Can Cast Iron Pistons Seal Without Seals?

  • chhitiz
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Automotive Steer Wheels of Car 90 Degrees: Possible? How?

  • amit577
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Calculation Based on Yield strength and Ultimate strength

  • shinoysivan
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Lightweight power source for two 2' diameter propellors

  • Andrewlackey
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Is a Mechatronics Career Still Possible Without a System Dynamics Course?

  • hihiip201
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Conducting a feasibility study on wind energy

  • sj005
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Vapor Pressure in Condensing Steam System

  • sanka
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Shear Area in Washer: Calculating Load and Area

  • sriram123
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Integrating Multiple Tables with EES - kbka

  • kbka
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Can a Split Cycle HCCI Engine with External Compression Work?

  • awdgsx
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Finding the Best Solar Pump and Panel for 1 HP Pump

  • jack001
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Difference Between a water wheel and a water turbine?

  • Physicist3
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I need to find a low deflection rectangular steel tube

  • iakobos
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Sign convention for momentum flux in Navier-Stokes equations

  • Saladsamurai
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Question regarding Rolling process

  • pranoy407
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Calculating the force required to displace a tensioned cable

  • abhiramv
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Does this vorticity plot make sense?

  • blink-
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How Do You Calculate the Kinetic Energy of Water Flowing Through a Pipe?

  • thomasc
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Automotive Single track model with variable velocity input

  • ronasbeg
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Heat transfer in a hydraulic press mould with insulation and cutout

  • gorygod
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Looking for unique load cell, or equal

  • RWS000
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Mechanical engineering senior projects ideas (theme specified)

  • tj00343
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Stress of a material with a core

  • joeblow
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Material separator for recycling

  • tj00343
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How Does Insulation Shape Affect Heat Transfer in a Truncated Cone?

  • desktophustler
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Eliminating Elements in Commercial FEA Solvers

  • pukb
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Deriving (dP/dV)H for lines of constant enthalpy

  • djkuehlos14
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Thin wall Pressure Vessel(cylinder)

  • MotoPayton
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A small question regarding force/stress/area

  • tina-duncan
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How to Design a Pneumatic Cylinder for Fast Race Car Lifting?

  • dmp1511
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Automotive Are Battery Issues Hindering the Development of Automotive Power?

  • Mohiden
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Spring and Damper system for viabrations

  • printz0r
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Calculating I = 2nd Moment Of Area (m4) on C section beam

  • hmk999
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The Hydrodynamic and Thermal boundary layers

  • Urmi Roy
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How Do Tire Width and Diameter Affect Vehicle Performance?

  • pukb
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Determine moment of Inertia from resistance

  • barvas11
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